When Flowers Grow Again

About the Book

Set in Zambia in the 1990s, When Flowers Grow Again is about Thomas Mutambo, a vibrant entrepreneur whose father was murdered by a brutal regime twenty years earlier. Thomas is now pondering a career in politics, but he fears for his life, what with extrajudicial killings still going on. He also feels pressured to make his wife, Nomai, pregnant. At the same time, he is wickedly drawn to the innocently alluring beauty of his manservant’s daughter, Selafi, who is also his personal assistant. Amidst this, he is deeply troubled as to why his wife suddenly hires a new and younger manservant, Jonathan.

About the Author

Born to Charles (deceased) and Mary in 1970 in Zambia, Chamunda Sichilongo comes from a family of nine and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He has written, produced, and directed several stage plays. The story in “When Flowers Grow Again” was first produced as a stage play entitled “Price to Pay” in 1990 and was developed into a novel in 2004. Chamunda lives in Lusaka with his wife, Sharon. They have three sons—Suwilanji, Wamusechela, and Ichawila-ntaombela. He is a partner in an engineering and road construction practice in Zambia and continues to write on a part-time basis.